Multiple magazine self dispensing container
OwnerAaron C. Shiellinventor
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Abstract
The multiple magazine self dispensing container is designed to dispense a plurality of partially ejected firearm magazines to the operator in proper orientation to facilitate rapid reloading of a firearm. The container is designed to replace a traditional magazine carrying system or supplement one with extra magazine capacity. A constant force member forces the magazines to come into contact with an incline plane opposite a magazine ejection port. The magazine then partially ejects out the port where it can be removed by the operator.
Claims16
A multiple magazine self dispensing container that automatically dispenses firearm magazines of a predetermined size, the multiple magazine self dispensing container comprising:
- a container defining an inner compartment having, on respective sides thereof, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a forward panel, a rearward panel opposite the forward panel, and a bottom panel, the inner compartment being dimensioned for containing a stack of the magazines;
- a magazine ejection port on the container located opposite the rearward panel between the forward panel and the bottom panel;
- a force application member disposed within the compartment;
- one or more constant force springs connected between the container and the force application member and biasing the force application member toward the bottom panel to urge the stack of magazines stored within the container toward the bottom panel with constant force, regardless of the number of magazines in the stack;
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- a planar ramp located inside the inner compartment of the container at a position opposite the magazine ejection port and sloping downward from the rearward panel to the bottom panel at a continuous linear slope, the planar ramp being operable to automatically convey a lowermost magazine of the stack nearest the bottom panel toward and partially through the magazine ejection port into a partially ejected state protruding from the container;
- wherein a port height of the magazine ejection port, measured in a height direction of the container in which the bottom panel is spaced from an opposing top end of the inner compartment, is greater than a corresponding magazine height of the magazines and less than twice said magazine height, and a height dimension of the ramp measured in the height direction of the container is less than said port height and less than said magazine height, whereby the firearm magazines of predetermined size are brought into contact with the ramp, and partially ejected through the port, only one at a time.
In combination, firearm magazines of a predetermined size and a multiple magazine self dispensing container that automatically dispenses said firearm magazines, the multiple magazine self dispensing container comprising:
- a container defining an inner compartment having, on respective sides thereof, a front wall, a back wall opposite the front wall, a forward panel, a rearward panel opposite the forward panel, and a bottom panel, the inner compartment containing a stack of said magazines of predetermined size;
- a magazine ejection port on the container located opposite the rearward panel between the forward panel and the bottom panel;
- a force application member disposed within the compartment;
- one or more constant force springs connected between the container and the force application member and biasing the force application member and biased toward the bottom panel to urge the stack of magazines toward the bottom panel with constant force, regardless of the number of magazines in the stack;
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- a planar ramp located inside the inner compartment of the container at a position opposite the magazine ejection port and sloping downward from the rearward panel to the bottom panel at a continuous linear slope, the planar ramp being and operable to automatically convey a lowermost magazine of the stack nearest the bottom panel toward and partially through the magazine ejection port into a partially ejected state protruding from the container;
- wherein a port height of the magazine ejection port, measured in a height direction of the container in which the bottom panel is spaced from an opposing top end of the inner compartment, is greater than a corresponding magazine height of the magazines and less than twice said magazine height, and a height dimension of the ramp measured in the height direction of the container is less than said port height and less than said magazine height, whereby the firearm magazines of predetermined size are brought into contact with the ramp, and partially ejected through the port, only one at a time.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.